Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #19125
Fully loadedperseverance
毅力；坚持不懈；锲而不舍
The quality of continuing to work toward a goal despite difficulties, discouragement, or previous failure.
- 1.
Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.
不顾灰心、反对或失败而持续行动。
- 2.
persistent determination
毅力
- 3.
the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
坚持不懈；持续或重复的行为
不顾灰心、反对或失败而持续行动。；毅力；坚持不懈；持续或重复的行为；忍耐；锲而不舍
In use
Her perseverance in learning English paid off when she passed the exam.
The scientist's perseverance led to a major breakthrough in cancer research.
With perseverance, you can overcome any obstacle.
perseverance in (doing) sth
in 后接名词或动名词，表示在某事上的坚持。
Her perseverance in learning English finally paid off.
她坚持学习英语的毅力终于得到了回报。
perseverance to do sth
to 不定式说明坚持要达到的目标。
Despite the pain, he had the perseverance to finish the marathon.
尽管很痛苦，他还是有坚持跑完马拉松的毅力。
perseverance through sth
through 后接困境、挫折等，强调在困难中持续前行。
Connections
Collocations
- perseverance pays off
- 坚持不懈终有回报
- Their perseverance paid off when they finally won the championship.他们终于赢得冠军，坚持不懈得到了回报。
- patience and perseverance
- 耐心与毅力
- Learning a language requires patience and perseverance.学习语言需要耐心和毅力。
- determination and perseverance
- 决心和毅力
- Her determination and perseverance helped her overcome every obstacle.她的决心和毅力帮助她克服了重重障碍。
- show perseverance
- 表现出毅力
- The young athlete showed remarkable perseverance during the race.那位年轻运动员在比赛中表现出非凡的毅力。
- perseverance in the face of adversity
- 逆境中的坚持不懈
- His perseverance in the face of adversity inspired the whole team.他在逆境中的坚持不懈鼓舞了整个团队。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：perseverance 里的 sever（切断）反着记——毅力就是永不切断、坚持到底。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic writing、motivational speech、personal statement 该词为中性词，多用于书面或正式场合，也可在日常对话中表达鼓励；通常强调面对困难时坚持不懈的态度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：appearance、adherence、coherence、clearance 与 perseverance 的重读元音 /ɪə/ 及后续 /rəns/ 相同。注意拼写相似的 severance /ˈsɛvərəns/ 和 deliverance /dɪˈlɪvərəns/ 重音不在同一元音，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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